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Nuclear Technologies info for the research ESC project
Updated on Dec 15, 10
Created on Dec 07, 10
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Maggie V's List: 5Maggie Research
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Dec 15, 10
Shows making a group and putting it on the internet helps people see how this works and if it's an option for this individual.
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Dec 14, 10
This page is for the brainstorm part of my project
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Dec 10, 10
The history of radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear medicines. Using for first part of research project.
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The radiopharmaceuticals used in Nuclear Medicine therapy emit ionizing radiation that travels only a short distance, thereby minimizing unwanted side effects and damage to noninvolved organs or nearby structures. Most Nuclear Medicine therapies can be performed as outpatient procedures since there are few side effects from the treatment and the radiation exposure to the general public can be kept within a safe limit.
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Many historians consider the discovery of artificially produced radionuclides by Frédéric Joliot-Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie in 1934 as the most significant milestone in Nuclear Medicine
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Dec 07, 10
Only the highlighted parts show information that is necessary for my project.
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You place a patient in line with the beam from a gamma scintillation camera (to record radioactivity) and inject a drug containing a small amount of radioactive material into the patient’s heart. You make a rapid series of images that reveal the drug’s path through the heart, showing problems like narrowed arteries or damaged heart muscle. A physician viewing the images in sequence can actually watch the heart at work and decide on the best treatment for the patient. This medical miracle now takes place daily, thanks to nuclear medical technology.
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Nuclear medical technology majors learn to use radiopharmaceuticals (drugs that give off radiation) to diagnose and treat illness. They also learn how to watch over their patients’ health and safety.
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